Preparing for departure

It's only the third day of spring in Connecticut. There's still a little snow on the ground, but I saw the first crocus blooming in our garden today. In Vietnam, where I'll be in 5 days, it's hot and humid. I know that the weather will be only one of many contrasts I'll notice between my New England home and the land that is Thich Nhat Hanh's original home and the country from which he has been in exile since the 1960s.